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This is a list of every sovereign state that existed in the year 1944 AD and their capitals. It includes not only those states which had widespread international recognition, but also those states which were generally unrecognized. In addition, it includes all non-sovereign territories which were not integral parts of sovereign states.

Contents:	Sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V Y Occupied states Other states Non-Sovereign Territories: Australia - Belgium - Condominiums - Denmark - France - Germany - Italy - Japan - League of Nations - Netherlands - New Zealand - Portugal - Spain - United Kingdom - United States See also - External links

[edit] Sovereign states

League of Nations member states are indicated by [LoN]

[edit] A

Afghanistan - Kingdom of Afghanistan ^[LoN]
Capital: Kabul
Albania - Democratic Government of Albania (from October 20)
Capital: Tirana
Andorra - Principality of Andorra
Capital: Andorra la Vella
Argentina - Argentine Republic ^[LoN]
Capital: Buenos Aires
Australia - Commonwealth of Australia ^[LoN]
Capital: Canberra

[edit] B

Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium (from September 3) ^[LoN]
Capital: Brussels
Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
Capital: Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative)
Brazil - Republic of the United States of Brazil
Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria - Kingdom of Bulgaria ^[LoN]
Capital: Sofia

[edit] C

Canada - Dominion of Canada ^[LoN]
Capital: Ottawa
Chile - Republic of Chile ^[LoN]
Capital: Santiago
China - Republic of China ^[LoN]
Capital: Chongqing
Colombia - Republic of Colombia ^[LoN]
Capital: Bogotá
Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica ^[LoN]
Capital: San José
Cuba - Republic of Cuba ^[LoN]
Capital: Havanna

[edit] D

Dominican Republic ^[LoN]
Capital: Santo Domingo

[edit] E

Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador ^[LoN]
Capital: Quito
Egypt - Kingdom of Egypt ^[LoN]
Capital: Cairo
El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
Capital: San Salvador
Ethiopia - Ethiopian Empire ^[LoN]
Capital: Addis Ababa

[edit] F

Finland - Republic of Finland ^[LoN]
Capital: Helsinki
France ^{[LoN from August 20]}
Capital: Paris
- French State (to August 20)
- Provisional Government of the French Republic (from August 20)

[edit] G

Germany - Greater German Reich
Capital: Berlin
Greece - Kingdom of Greece (from October 13) ^[LoN]
Capital: Athens
Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
Capital: Guatemala City

[edit] H

Haiti - Republic of Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Republic of Honduras
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Kingdom of Hungary (to October 16)
Capital: Budapest

[edit] I

Iceland - Republic of Iceland (from June 17)
Capital: Reykjavík
Iran - Imperial State of Iran ^[LoN]
Capital: Tehran
Iraq - Kingdom of Iraq ^[LoN]
Capital: Baghdad
Ireland ^[LoN]
Capital: Dublin
Italy - Kingdom of Italy
Capital: Rome

[edit] J

Japan - Empire of Japan
Capital: Tokyo

[edit] L

Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
Capital: Beirut
Liberia - Republic of Liberia ^[LoN]
Capital: Monrovia
Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
Capital: Vaduz
Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (from September 11)
Capital: Luxembourg City

[edit] M

Mexico - United Mexican States ^[LoN]
Capital: Mexico City
Monaco - Principality of Monaco
Capital: Monaco-Ville
Mongolia - Mongolian People's Republic
Capital: Ulaanbaatar

[edit] N

Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
New Zealand - Dominion of New Zealand (Dominion of the British Empire) ^[LoN]
Capital: Wellington
Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua ^[LoN]
Capital: Abuja

[edit] P

Panama - Republic of Panama ^[LoN]
Capital: Panama City
Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay ^[LoN]
Capital: Asunción
Peru - Peruvian Republic
Capital: Lima
Poland - Republic of Poland (from December 31) ^[LoN]
Capital: Lublin (provisory)
Portugal - Portuguese Republic ^[LoN]
Capital: Lisbon

[edit] R

Rumania - Kingdom of Rumania
Capital: Bucharest

[edit] S

San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
Capital: City of San Marino
Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
South Africa - Union of South Africa ^[LoN]
Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Capital: Moscow
Spain - Spanish State
Capital: Madrid
Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden ^[LoN]
Capital: Stockholm
Switzerland - Swiss Confederation ^[LoN]
Capital: Bern
Syria - Syrian Republic
Capital: Damascus

[edit] T

Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand ^[LoN]
Capital: Bangkok
Turkey - Republic of Turkey ^[LoN]
Capital: Ankara

[edit] U

United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ^[LoN]
Capital: London
United States - United States of America
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Uruguay - Oriental Republic of Uruguay ^[LoN]
Capital: Montevideo

[edit] V

Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
Capital: Vatican City
Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
Capital: Caracas

[edit] Y

Yemen - Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Capital: Sanaa
Yugoslavia - Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Capital: Belgrade

[edit] Other states

In 1944, there were eleven states which were not recognized as sovereign by a majority of countries.

Burma - State of Burma
Capital: Rangoon
- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by the Axis powers and Vatican City. Claimed by the United Kingdom as part of the Indian Empire.
Croatia - Independent State of Croatia
Capital: Zagreb
- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact and Argentina. Claimed by Yugoslavia.
East Turkestan - East Turkestan Republic (from November 12)
Capital: Ghulja
- De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any other state.
Hungary - Hungarian State (from October 16)
Capital: Budapest
- De facto independent state under German occupation. Recognized by Germany and her puppet states.
Manchukuo - Great Empire of Manchuria
Capital: Hsinking
- De facto independent state. Recognized by 23 of members of the League of Nations. Claimed by the Republic of China.
Nanjing - Republic of China
Capital: Nanking
- De facto independent state. Recognized by the members of the Anti-Comintern Pact. Claimed by the Republic of China.
Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
Capital: Manila.
- De facto independent state under Japanese occupation. Recognized by Japan and her puppet states. Claimed by the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
Salò Italy - Italian Social Republic
Capital: Salò (de facto)
- Puppet state under German occupation. Recognized by Germany and her puppet states. Claimed by the Kingdom of Italy.
Slovakia - Slovak Republic
Capital: Bratislava
- De facto independent state under German "protection". Recognized by 15 other states. Claimed by Czechoslovakia.
Tannu Tuva - Tuvan People's Republic (to October 11)
Capital: Kyzyl
- De facto independent state. Recognized by the Soviet Union and her satellite states.
Tibet
Capital: Lhasa
- De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. Not recognized by any other state.

[edit] Non-Sovereign Territories

[edit] Australia

Australian Antarctic Territory (Uninhabited external territory)
Norfolk Island - Territory of Norfolk Island (External territory)
Capital: Kingston
Papua - Territory of Papua (External territory)
Capital: Canberra

[edit] Belgium

Belgian Congo (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile until September 8)
Capital: Léopoldville (Leopoldstad)

[edit] Condominiums

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian condominium)
Capital: Khartoum
Canton and Enderbury Islands (Anglo-American condominium)
New Hebrides (Anglo-French condominium, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Port Vila

[edit] Denmark

Greenland (Self-governing possession under United States protection)
Capital: Godthåb
Iceland - Kingdom of Iceland (Self-governing kingdom under United States protection to June 17)
Capital: Reykjavík

[edit] France

Adélie Land (Uninhabited possession)
Clipperton Island (to 1944, Uninhabited possession)
Fezzan (Occupied territory, under the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Sabha
French Equatorial Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Brazzaville
French Guiana (Colony)
Capital: Cayenne
French India - French Establishments in India (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Pondichéry
French Indochina (Federation of protectorates, annexed by Japan after D-Day)
Capital: Hanoi
French Oceania - French Establishments in Oceania (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Papeete
French Somaliland (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Ville de Djibouti
French West Africa (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Dakar
Guadeloupe (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Basse-Terre
Inini (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Saint-Élie
Madagascar (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Tananarive
Martinique (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Fort-de-France
Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco (Protectorate, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Rabat
New Caledonia - New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Nouméa
Réunion (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Saint-Denis
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Colony, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Saint-Pierre
Tunisia - Tunisian Realm (Protectorate, loyal to the Free French Forces to August 20)
Capital: Tunis

[edit] Germany

Albania - Albanian Kingdom (to October 20)
Capital: Tirana
Belgium and North France - Military Administration in Belgium and North France (to September 3, military administration)
Capital: Brussels (Belgium), Paris (North France)
Bohemia and Moravia - Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (Autonomous protectorate)
Capital: Prag
Channel Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Saint Helier
Denmark (Occupied territory)
Capital: Copenhagen
Dodecanese Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Rhodes
General Government (Autonomous territory)
Capital: Krakau
Greece - Hellenic State (to November 3)
Capital: Athens
Macedonia - Independent State of Macedonia (from September 8 to November 13)
Capital: Skopje
Montenegro - Kingdom of Montenegro (to December 15)
Capital: Cetinje
Netherlands - Netherlands Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Amsterdam
Norway - Norway Reich Commission (Civil administration)
Capital: Oslo
Ostland - Ostland Reich Commission (to October 13, civil administration)
Capital: Riga
Pindus and Macedonia - Principality of Pindus and Voivodship of Macedonia (to 1944)
Capital: Aminciu
Serbia - Military Administration in Serbia (to October 20, military administration)
Capital: Belgrade
Ukraine - Ukraine Reich Commission (to February 2, civil administration)
Capital: Rowno

[edit] Japan

Banaba Island (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tabiang
Boruneo Kita (Occupied territory)
Capital: Elopura
Chōsen (Dependency)
Capital: Seoul
Christmas Island (Occupied territory)
Capital: Flying Fish Cove
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Occupied Territory (Occupied territory)
Capital: Kowloon
Indochina (Federation of states, occupied by Japan after D-Day)
Capital: Hanoi
Indonesia (Occupied territory)
Capital: Batavia
Kwantung - Kwantung Leased Territory (Concession)
Capital: Dalian
Malaya (Occupied territory)
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Nauru (Occupied territory)
Capital: Yaren
Omiya Jima (to August 10, occupied territory)
Capital: Agana
Otori Jima (Occupied territory)
Syonan-to (from February 15, occupied territory)
Capital: Syonan-to
Taiwan (Dependency)
Capital: Taihoku
Tientsin (Concession)
Timor (Occupied territory)
Capital: Dili

[edit] League of Nations Mandates

British Togoland (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Ho
Cameroons - British Cameroons (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Buea
Cameroun (Administered by France)
Capital: Douala
French Togoland (Administered by France)
Capital: Lomé
New Guinea - Territory of New Guinea (Administered by Australia)
Capital: Canberra
Palestine - British Mandate of Palestine (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Jerusalem
- Transjordan - Emirate of Transjordan (Administered by the United Kingdom)
  Capital: Amman
Ruanda-Urundi (Administered by Belgium)
Capital: Usumbura
South Pacific Mandate (Administered by Japan)
Capital: Koror
South-West Africa (Administered by South Africa)
Capital: Windhoek
Tanganyika - Tanganyika Territory (Administered by the United Kingdom)
Capital: Dar es Salaam
Western Samoa (Administered by New Zealand)
Capital: Apia

[edit] Netherlands

Curaçao - Curaçao and Dependencies (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Willemstad
Netherlands Guiana (Colony, loyal to the government-in-exile)
Capital: Paramaribo

[edit] New Zealand

Cook Islands (Dependent territory)
Capital: Avarua
Niue Island (Dependent territory)
Capital: Alofi
Ross Dependency (Uninhabited dependent territory)
Union Islands (Dependent territory)

[edit] Portugal

Cape Verde Islands (Colony)
Capital: Praia
Macau (Colony)
Portuguese East Africa (Colony)
Capital: Lourenço Marques
Portuguese Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Bissau
Portuguese India - Portuguese State of India (Colony)
Capital: Nova Goa
Portuguese West Africa (Colony)
Capital: Luanda
São João Baptista de Ajudá - Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá (Possession)
São Tomé and Príncipe (Colony)
Capital: São Tomé

[edit] Spain

Ifni (Colony)
Capital: Sidi Ifni
Spanish Guinea (Colony)
Capital: Santa Isabel
Spanish Morocco (Protectorate)
Capital: Tétouan
Spanish Sahara (Colony)
Capital: El Aaiún

[edit] United Kingdom

Aden - Aden Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Aden
Bahama Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Nassau
Bahrain - Sheikdom of Bahrain (Protectorate)
Capital: Manama
Barbados (Crown colony)
Capital: Bridgetown
Basutoland - Territory of Basutoland (Crown colony)
Capital: Maseru
Bechuanaland - Bechuanaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mafeking
Bermuda (Crown colony)
Capital: Hamilton
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan (Protectorate)
Capital: Thimphu
British Guiana (Crown colony)
Capital: Georgetown
British Honduras (Crown colony)
Capital: Belize Town
British Leeward Islands - Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. John's
British Somaliland - British Somaliland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Hargeisa
British Western Pacific Territories (Crown colony)
Capital: Suva
British Windward Islands - Federal Colony of the Windward Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: St. George's
Ceylon (Crown colony)
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
Cyprus (Crown colony)
Capital: Nicosia
Cyrenaica (Occupied territory)
Capital: Benghazi
Eritrea (Occupied territory)
Capital: Asmara
Falkland Islands (Crown colony)
Capital: Stanley
Faroe Islands (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tórshavn
Gambia - Gambia Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Banjul
Gibraltar (Crown colony)
Capital: Gibraltar
Gold Coast (Crown colony)
Capital: Accra
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Uninhabited possession)
India - Indian Empire (Crown colony)
Capital: New Dehli
Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
Capital: Douglas
Italian Somaliland (Occupied territory)
Capital: Mogadiscio
Jamaica (Crown colony)
Capital: Kingston
Kenya - Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Nairobi
Kuwait - Sheikdom of Kuwait (Protectorate)
Capital: Kuwait City
Maldive Islands - Sultanate of the Maldive Islands (Protectorate)
Capital: Malé
Malta (Crown colony)
Capital: Valletta
Mauritius (Crown colony)
Capital: Port Louis
Muscat and Oman - Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (Protectorate)
Capital: Muscat
Newfoundland - Dominion of Newfoundland (Crown colony)
Capital: St. John's
Nigeria - Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Abuja
Northern Rhodesia - Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia (Protectorate)
Capital: Livingstone
Nyasaland - Nyasaland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Zomba
Qatar - Sheikdom of Qatar (Protectorate)
Capital: Doha
Saint Helena (Crown colony)
Capital: Jamestown
Seychelles (Crown colony)
Capital: Victoria
Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (Crown colony and protectorate)
Capital: Freetown
Southern Rhodesia - Colony of Southern Rhodesia (Crown colony)
Capital: Salisbury
Suez Canal Zone (Crown colony)
Swaziland - Swaziland Protectorate (Protectorate)
Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative)
Trinidad and Tobago (Crown colony)
Capital: Port of Spain
Tripolitania (Occupied territory)
Capital: Tripoli
Trucial States (Protectorate)
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Uganda (Crown colony)
Capital: Kampala
Zanzibar - Sultanate of Zanzibar (Protectorate)
Capital: Zanzibar City

[edit] United States

Alaska - Alaska Territory (Territory)
Capital: Juneau
American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (Territory)
Capital: Pago Pago
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Unincorporated territory)
Baker Island (Uninhabited territory)
Clipperton Island (from 1944, uninhabited territory)
Hawaii - Territory of Hawaii (Territory)
Capital: Honolulu
Howland Island (Uninhabited territory)
Jarvis Island (Uninhabited territory)
Johnston Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Kingman Reef (Uninhabited territory)
Midway Atoll (Uninhabited territory)
Navassa Island (Uninhabited territory)
Panama Canal Zone (Territory)
Capital: Balboa
Puerto Rico (Territory)
Capital: San Juan
Quita Sueño Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Roncador Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serrana Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Serranilla Bank (Uninhabited territory)
Swan Islands (Uninhabited territory)
United States Virgin Islands (Territory)
Capital: Charlotte Amalie

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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